Logic Models and Evaluation

Glen W. White1

Jamie Simpson2

1University of Kansas, Research and Training Center on Independent Living

2Kansas Department of Health and Environment

A Framing for Public Health

Increasing personal

competence and capacity

and creating a more enabling

environment so that people

with disabilities can live lives

with greater health,

independence, and personal

autonomy.

Person and Environment Factors

Protective and risk factors in both the person and environment can

affect the health outcomes of Kansans with disabilities

Person and Environment Interaction

Person inthe Environment

DisablingProcess

Person’s needs enlargerelative to existingenvironment

Environmental Modification

Ramps; universaldesign

Functional Restoration

Neural repair;Range of motion;

Artificial Hip Replacement

EnablingProcess

"Enlarge" the environment

to make it more accessible

Restore a person's

functionality

Enabling America. 1997 Institute of Medicine

The IOM Model

Logic Models

• There are a variety of logic models

• The primary focus of a logic model is to allow a clearer flow of evaluation and accountability with attention to outputs, and even more importantly, outcomes.

Evaluation• We define process evaluation as

assessments that measure the extent to which our logic model is being followed.

• Formative evaluation assesses whether a program is achieving short, medium or long term outcomes.

• Short term outcomes (1-2 years) are usually linked with changes in a particular target system’s awareness or knowledge.

Evaluation• Medium term outcomes (3 - 5

years) are often associated with changes of a broader target system’s behavior, policy, or practice.

• Long term outcomes (6 - 10+ years) are often associated with ultimate goals of decreasing morbidity or mortality or changing a major system that will have a dramatic impact on the health of Kansans with disabilities.

Advisory Committee Evaluation

• For today’s meeting we want to address one specific way of evaluating your contribution toward making Kansans with disabilities and chronic conditions healthier

• Our evaluation committee has met and created an evaluation form that is easy to complete, yet will yield some important information

Guiding Evaluation Questions• What happened? What was discussed? (brief

sentence or two):• So What? What was your input in the discussion

and process? What are the intended outcomes? What is the beneficial impact of the outcomes for Kansans with disabilities? How will it benefit the committee you are serving on?

• What Next? Did you take on an assignment? How will/did your efforts help enhance the health of Kansans with disabilities?

• Got Issues? Would you like an issue to be brought up for other advisory board members for feedback?